Two in five Americans say Islam ‘is incompatible with US values’
Washington, DC – A large proportion of non-Muslim Americans think Islam is incompatible with American values, research by the New America foundation and the American Muslim Institution found. According to the findings announced on Thursday, 56 percent of Americans believed Islam was compatible with American values and 42 percent said it was not. About 60 percent […]
Keith Ellison faces and navigates controversy, again
DFL candidate for Minnesota attorney general has seen – and survived – his share of political hurdles. By Jessie Van Berkel Star Tribune SEPTEMBER 8, 2018 — 11:07PM U.S. Rep. Keith Ellison, who’s running for state attorney general, spoke outside the DFL booth at the Minnesota State Fair last month. TEXT SIZE 166 […]
Robert Azzi: Eid al-Adha – blue-eyed blondes to black-skinned Africans
For more than 1,400 years Muslims have gathered in what is today Saudi Arabia to perform Hajj, the annual pilgrimage to Mecca. To perform Hajj, the fifth of Islam’s five pillars, is the dream of every adult Muslim if they are physically and financially able, and this month millions of Muslims, traveling from Malaysia, Mali, […]
Death threat for first Muslim US mayor aspirant
A woman seeking to become the first Muslim mayor of a city in the US state of Minnesota has claimed receiving death threat online. Regina Mustafa, running for mayor in the city of Rochester, which is about 160km southeast of Minneapolis, said a threat to “execute” was made online by “Militia Movement” earlier this week.
Ellison ‘Antifa’ Tweet Spurs Islamaphobic Backlash
The deputy head of the Democratic National Committee is under fire—again—from far-right activists after he posed with a copy of an “antifa” book and suggested anti-fascist activism is President Donald Trump’s worst nightmare. Congressman Keith Ellison (D-Minn.) has been a lightning rod for conservatives for his support for Sen. Bernie Sanders’s presidential campaign, for his…
4 Somali-Americans Win Local Elections
Four Somali-Americans won races for public office in local elections that took place around the U.S. on Tuesday. In a contest between two Somali immigrants running for a seat on the Minneapolis city council, the incumbent, Abdi Warsame, narrowly beat challenger Mohamud Noor, 50 percent to 47 percent. “From January, up to now our situation […]
Muslim-American Massachusetts activist launches run for Congress
CAMBRIDGE, Mass. (Reuters) – A two-term Cambridge, Massachusetts, city councilor and founder of an activist group that trains Muslim-Americans to run for office launched a campaign for U.S. Congress on Sunday that could make him the third Muslim in the chamber. Nadeem Mazen, 34, was set to declare his run as a Democrat for a […]
Arizona Senator Defends His Muslim Opponent From Online Attacks
In a show of diplomatic cordiality and kindness, this U.S. senator has spoken out against the discrimination lauded on the very woman trying to unseat him. One of the Democratic candidates running to be an Arizona Senator in 2018 is Deedra Abboud, a 45-year-old woman.
First Somali-American State Lawmaker Says US Is Welcoming, Despite Islamophobia
In 2016, Ilhan Omar made history when she was elected to Minnesota’s House of Representatives, becoming the first Somali-American to win a state office in the United States. Omar had humble beginnings, as her family was uprooted from her home country as a child during Somalia’s civil war in the 1990’s. She came to America […]
Somali-American Refugee Running for Boston City Council
A Somali-American refugee activist and community leader who is running for Boston City Council says she has received huge support from the public since she announced her candidacy two weeks ago. If elected to represent the Roxbury district of Boston during municipal elections later this year, Deeqo Jibril will be the first Muslim immigrant to […]